CTV News is your Alberta Referendum headquarters. Live results. Expert analysis. Everything you need to know is here. Elections Alberta (EA) said Sunday that 43.1 per cent of the province’s eligible voters have already voted via either advance voting or mail-in ballots for Monday’s provincial referendum. The provincial agency released data Sunday showing that the unofficial number of Albertans who cast advance ballots was 837,791, including 133, 967 on Saturday, the final day for advance voting. That number was a drop from the first four days of advance voting which saw 174, 532 votes cast Tuesday, 186,742 Wednesday, 168,230 Thursday and 174, 320 Friday. Elections Alberta says it has also received 519,082 special mail-in ballots, bringing the total number of advance ballots to 1, 356,873, or 43.1 per cent of the province’s 3, 148, 343 eligible voters. By comparison, 809, 988 of 2,939,762 eligible Albertans cast advance votes or special mail-in ballots during the 2023 provincial election -- 27.5 per cent of eligible voters. Winds disrupt advance voting in central Alberta High winds disrupted advance voting Saturday in Two Hills, which was closed at 2:20 p.m. Voters were redirected to Vegreville. A number of other locations throughout central Alberta extended voting hours Saturday to accommodate for temporary closures, including voting locations in Smoky Lake, Camrose, Leduc, Sherwood Park, Strathcona, Fort Saskatchewan, Wetaskiwin and Drayton Valley. Voting in Wainwright was also interrupted around 6 p.m. due to fire near the Canadian Forces Base, which spread due to high winds and crossed into the M.D. of Wainwright. Ballot boxes and materials from Wainwright were moved securely. How to confirm assigned voting location Polls open at 9 a.m. Monday and close at 8 p.m. Elections Alberta advises people to come early in the day if they have any flexibility.
